Overview
Suffolk University is a private, urban, coeducational institution. It was founded in 1906 as a part-time evening law school. In 1934 the College of Liberal Arts first offered courses for undergraduates, and the College of Business Administration (now the Sawyer School of Management) was established in 1937. In that same year, the Law School and the Colleges were incorporated into Suffolk University by the Massachusetts legislature.

The Sawyer School is fully accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Public Administration Program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

In fall 2007, 174 full-time students and 458 part-time students were enrolled in the M.B.A. program in Boston, and a total of 270 students were enrolled at the University's off-site locations. The M.P.A. program had 31 full-time students and 97 part-time students in Boston and 23 students at off-site locations. The M.S.F. program had 70 students. The M.S.A. and M.S.T. programs had 73 and 28 students, respectively. The Executive M.B.A. program had 64 part-time students. The M.H.A. program had 35 students. The M.S.P.H.M. program had 39 students.

Graduates of the Sawyer School hold responsible and influential positions in businesses and public service organizations throughout the nation and abroad. Ninety-five percent of last year's graduates are currently working full-time at salaries that are very competitive with the national average.

The Community
Suffolk University's proximity to the downtown Boston business and financial district and the Route 128 industrial complex provides students with opportunities to observe actual businesses in a dynamic setting. For students whose interests lie in the area of government administration, Boston's Government Center and the Massachusetts State House are a 1-minute walk from the campus. The urban location provides a myriad of opportunities for part-time employment while in school as well as career placement upon graduation. Internships and co-op placement opportunities are also available.

Programs of study and degree requirements
Suffolk University's Sawyer School of Management offers programs leading to the M.B.A., M.B.A./Health, M.B.A./Entrepreneurship, M.B.A./J.D., Accelerated M.B.A. for Attorneys, Accelerated M.B.A. for CPAs, M.S.A., M.S.F., M.S. in Financial Services and Banking (M.S.F.S.B.), M.S.F./J.D., M.P.A., M.P.A./J.D., M.P.A./M.S. in mental health counseling, M.S.T., and M.H.A. degrees and will be starting a new Global M.B.A. (GMBA) program in September 2003. A graduate diploma in professional accounting (G.D.P.A.); advanced (post-master's) certificate programs in management, entrepreneurship, and public administration; and a certificate program in finance are also offered. The M.B.A. program consists of eleven to sixteen courses, nine of which are electives. Students with extensive backgrounds in management may be able to accelerate the program to as few as 34 credits or eleven courses through course waivers and transfer credit. The Sawyer School also offers an Executive M.B.A. (Saturdays only) for students who have a minimum of five years of full-time managerial experience. Admission to this program is based on previous educational background and work experience. The full Suffolk M.B.A. is also offered online. The M.S.A., M.S.F., M.S.F.S.B., and M.S.T. programs offer specialized study in accounting, finance, financial services and banking, and taxation. The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) offers students the option of a fifteen-course program in public administration or a seventeen-course program with a concentration in disability studies, finance and human resources, health, nonprofit management, or state and local government. These programs prepare students to perform managerial and administrative work at all levels of government or in public-service institutions. The Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) is a specialized fifteen-course program for students pursuing a career in health administration. For the joint-degree programs with the Suffolk Law School (M.B.A./J.D., M.S.F./J.D., and M.P.A./J.D.), students must be admitted to both the Sawyer School of Management and the Suffolk Law School. For the M.P.A./M.S. and M.P.A./M.S.C.J. programs, students must be admitted to Suffolk's College of Arts and Sciences and to the Sawyer School of Management. Most of the programs can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis. The Executive M.B.A., M.S.F., and M.S.F.S.B. programs operate on a quarter system, admitting students twice a year. Other programs admit students for fall, spring, or summer. Students with the appropriate background can complete many of the programs in one year of full-time study or two or more years of part-time evening work.

Facilities & Resources
Suffolk University's library is ranked among the top twenty university libraries in New England, with a permanent collection of 112,000 volumes, 1,300 current periodicals, and more than 177,000 microfilm and microfiche. Students may use the resources of all thirteen libraries in the Fenway Library Consortium, including the Kirstein Business branch of the Boston Public Library and the Massachusetts State Library.

Students may access the University's dedicated academic computing system seven days a week by terminal or by phone. There is a University-wide e-mail system and worldwide access through the Internet.

Expenses and Aid
The tuition for 2007-08 was as follows: M.B.A., M.S.A., M.S.T., G.D.P.A., and joint-degree M.B.A./G.D.P.A., M.B.A./M.S.A., and M.B.A./M.S.T., $25,460 per year full-time and $2,445 per course part-time; M.P.A., M.H.A., and joint-degree M.P.A./M.S.M.H.C., $19,830 per year full-time and $1,982 per course part-time; joint-degree M.P.A./M.S.C.J., $19,200 per year full-time and $1,905 per course part-time; M.P.A./M.S.P.S., $17,500 per year full-time and $1827 per course part-time; M.S.F. and M.S.F.S.B., $23,470 per year full-time and $2346 per course part-time; joint-degree M.B.A./J.D., $968 per credit hour; joint-degree M.P.A./J.D., $886 per credit hour; joint-degree M.S.F./J.D., $954 per credit hour; Executive M.B.A., $2,864 per course; and online eM.B.A., $2505 per course. Postgraduate certificates range from $1782 to $2346 per course.

Financial Aid:
Graduate students are eligible for financial assistance in the form of full and partial tuition graduate fellowships, Federal Work-Study employment, and loans. International students are eligible for institutional fellowships.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Suffolk University is an urban university, and many students choose to live in apartments near the campus. Additional information on housing can be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Management.

How to Apply
To apply, candidates must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Applicants must submit, along with the application, a statement of professional goals, two letters of recommendation, transcripts of all previous academic work, and a resume. Work experience is preferred for all M.B.A. candidates. Applicants to the M.B.A., M.S.A., M.S.F., M.S.F.S.B., M.S.T., and Executive M.B.A. programs must submit official copies of their GMAT scores. Applicants to the joint M.B.A./J.D. and accelerated M.B.A. for attorneys may submit LSAT scores only. The GMAT is waived for CPAs with a 2.7 or higher GPA. International students must achieve a TOEFL score of 550 or better on the paper-based test or 213 or better on the computer-based test and submit a statement of financial resources. It is strongly recommended that full-time international students apply for fall and spring semesters only. Application deadlines are June 15 for fall (March 15 if applying for financial aid), November 1 for spring, and April 15 for summer. Applications for the Executive M.B.A. program are due February 15 for spring and August 15 for fall. Late applications are reviewed on a space-available basis until the beginning of the semester.

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